Armenia

Lachin, Kashatagh Region, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006

Lachin, Kashatagh Region, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006

Yezidi Child, Ortachiya, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006

Citing Newsarmenia.ru, PanArmenian.net reports that another assassination has taken place in Armenia. Interestingly, this time the victim was the head of a Children’s Rights NGO although I daresay the reasons for the killing had something to do with business. They nearly always do.
Head of Organization for Children’s Rights Protection Killed in Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Well-known entrepreneur, head […]

Drakhtik, Gegharkunik Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Another shot from film taken during a recent outing for the Tufenkian Foundation. This time it was taken in the village of Drakhtik close to the Lake Sevan shore. Actually, the photos taken on the Canon Eos 20d weren’t bad at all, but […]

Duty to Live, Vanadzor, Lori Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Just got round to sorting out some of the few images I shot on film while doing some work for the Tufenkian Foundation. I shot 99.9 percent on digital, and while that sped up the process considerably, I wish I […]

Our Duty To Live, Vanadzor, Lori Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Today saw a visit to the Tufenkian Foundation’s Our Duty To Live project in Vanadzor. I previously posted some photos from the Our Duty To Live Center in Yerevan here and here. Anyway, with a sizeable number of families […]

As many people will tell you in Armenia, sex still remains a taboo subject in Armenia. Despite the growth in the number of strip bars in Yerevan, the open availability of prostitutes, and the way many girls dress provocatively while strutting their stuff in the city center, Armenia still remains a fairly traditional society in […]

Rind, Vayots Dzor, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Habitat for Humanity 2006

Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Habitat for Humanity 2006

Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Habitat for Humanity 2006

Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Habitat for Humanity 2006

Manana, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yesterday saw more work for the Tufenkian Foundation in Armenia, and a return visit to the Manana Youth Educational-Cultural NGO in Yerevan. It was kind of refreshing to have the opportunity to accompany kids from the Manana photography class as they walked to document […]